{"id":103326,"date":"2019-05-17T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103326"},"modified":"2019-05-17T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:20:21","slug":"madison-county-sheriffs-office-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=103326","title":{"rendered":"Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Oneida woman charged with welfare fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Lenox) On May 13, 2019, at 1130 AM, Madison County\nSheriff\u2019s Office Investigators arrested Samantha Baumeister, 36, of Oneida, on\ncharges of third-degree grand larceny and third-degree welfare fraud (both class\nD felonies), first-degree offering a false instrument for filing (a class E felony),\nand third-degree perjury (a class A misdemeanor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is alleged that Baumeister provided false documentation about\nher total household income to the Madison County Department of Social Services\nwhile she was collecting public assistance. Due to this fraudulent act,\nBaumeister received $6,426 in public assistance benefits between Aug. 1, 2015,\nand Jan. 31, 2017, which she was not eligible to receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baumeister was arraigned in Lenox Town Court where she was\nreleased on her own recognizance. She is scheduled to return to court at 9 a.m.\nJune 11, 2019, to answer the charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buckle Up NY begins May 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Wampsville) The Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office would like\nto remind motorists that the two-week New York State Buckle Up NY \u201cClick It or\nTicket\u201d campaign begins Monday, May 20, 2019. The intent of the \u201cClick it or\nTicket\u201d campaign is to voluntarily increase seat belt and child restraint usage\namong motorists. The proper use of a seat belt or child restraint reduces the\nlikelihood of injury should a motorist be involved in a crash. The Madison\nCounty Sheriff\u2019s Office will participate in the \u201cClick It or Ticket\u201d campaign\nand will be deploying dedicated traffic enforcement patrols that will include\nroving patrols and checkpoints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dedicated traffic enforcement patrols will be targeting\nmotorists who violate the seat belt and\/or child restraint laws of NYS. All\nfront seat occupants of a motor vehicle are required to be properly restrained\nwith a seatbelt or appropriate child restraint. Any rear seat occupant of a\nmotor vehicle under the age of 16 must be properly restrained with a seatbelt\nor appropriate child restraint. The Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office strongly\nencourages all backseat occupants to be properly restrained regardless of age.\nGrant monies obtained from the Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee fund the\ndedicated traffic patrols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office promises to do our part\nto keep motorists safe. We encourage the motoring public to do their part by\nobeying the speed limit, focusing their attention on driving, and to show some\n\u201crestraint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madison County to Participate in statewide STOP-DWI Memorial\nDay Weekend initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood announced today that\nMadison County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort\nto crack down on impaired driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown effort starts May 24 and\nruns through May 28, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memorial Day is one of the busiest travel holidays of the\nyear and marks the official start of summer. State police, county sheriffs and\nmunicipal law enforcement agencies will collaborate across the state and will\nbe out in force in this coordinated effort to reduce the number of impaired\ndriving-related injuries and deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The STOP-DWI Memorial Day Weekend Crackdown is one of many\nstatewide enforcement initiatives promoted by STOP-DWI NY and the Governor\u2019s\nTraffic Safety Committee. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown Campaign also\ntargets the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Holiday Season,\nSuper Bowl weekend and St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly visible, highly publicized efforts like the STOP-DWI\nCrackdown Campaign aim to further reduce the incidence of drunk and impaired\ndriving, Hood said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law enforcement officials urge drivers to make a sober plan.\nDownload the mobile app \u201cHave a Plan\u201d and find a safe ride home (stopdwi.org\/mobileapp).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImpaired driving is completely preventable,\u201d Hood said. \u201cAll\nit takes is a little planning.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oneida woman charged with welfare fraud (Lenox) On May 13, 2019, at 1130 AM, Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office Investigators arrested Samantha Baumeister, 36, of Oneida, on charges of third-degree grand larceny and third-degree welfare fraud (both class D felonies), first-degree offering a false instrument for filing (a class E felony), and third-degree perjury (a class […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/103327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}